Guests 2022
After the last two years of lockdowns and virtual meet-ups, with international borders opening across the world, people are re-connecting. Doc Edge Festival is no exception, our guests, both here in Aotearoa New Zealand and from other parts of the world are keen to get into the same space, to connect, share and laugh. We thank everyone who attended Doc Edge this year either in person or virtually.
Decision Makers

Angela Mann
Executive Producer
Factual (ANZ) Discovery Inc

Arran Birchenough
Director of Sales
Getty Images

Droandi Martina
Sales & Acquisitions
Autlook Filmsales

Emile Guertin
Senior Producer
Al Jazeera Media Network

Fergus Grady
Acquisitions Manager
Limelight Distribution

Hedva Goldschmidt
Managing Director/Distributor
Go2Films

James Brooke
Company Director
Department of Post

Jane Mote
Consultant Editor
The Whickers

Jill McNabb
Head Sales & Marketing
Vendetta Films

Kath Akuhuta-Brown
Director/Producer
Māori Television

Lauren Valmadre
Head of Industry, AIDC

Lucie Kon
Commissioning Editor
BBC

Luke Murray
Theatrical Manager
Madman Entertainment NZ

Maëlle Guengues
Cat & Docs

Malinda Wink
Global Director
Good Pitch

Mareva Leu
Festival Director
Festival International du Film documentaire Océanien

Mita Suri
Programme Producer
Sheffield Doc Fest

Natasha Gadd
CEO, AIDC

Oliver Leroy
Investment Executive
NZ Film Commission

Ravi Bajbai
South China Morning Post

Sue Woodfield
Chief Content Officer
NHNZ Worldwide

Summer Wharekawa
Local Content Manager, Commissioner
Māori & Pasifika at TVNZ

Sunah Kim
Head of Industry
DMZ International Documentary Film Festival

Syed Imran Hussain Kirmany
Director
Dhaka DocLab

Tareq Ahmed
Director
Dhaka DocLab

Thomas Robins
Producer, Director
Sky Originals

Yoko Imai
Executive Producer
NHK Enterprises
Speakers

Alex West
Head of Documentary
Screen Australia

Amit Madheshiya
Director

Arash Tayebi
CEO, Kara Technologies Ltd

Cameron Harland
Chief Executive
NZ On Air

Corinne van Egeraat
Director

Dale Corlett
Head Talent Development
NZ Film Commission

Dame Gaylene Preston
Doc Edge Superhero

Richard Harris
Executive Producer
Minderoo Pictures

Faisal Zahid
Emerging Tech Consultant

Gabo Arora
Founder and Creative Director,
LightShed

Karen Te O Kahurangi Waaka-Tibble
Pou Whakahaere
NZ Film Commission

Karl Malakunas
Director

Kate Stevenson & Chris White
DOTDOT

Kath Akuhuta-Brown
Director/Producer
Māori Television

Kathryn Ariana Graham
NZ Film Commission

Lanita Ririnui
Executive Director
Ngā Aho Whakaari

Kura Turuwhenua

Leanne Saunders
Head of Development & Production
NZ Film Commission

Magnus Gertten
Director

Manukaroa Anderson
Māori Television

Maya Daisy Hawke
Editor

Meg Smaker
Director

Paul Sutorius
Editor

Raqi Syed
Program Director
Victoria University of Wellington

Richard Falla
Senior 3D Animator
Kara Technologies

Rob Vickery
Founder, Hillfarrance Venture Capital

Ruby Yang
Oscar winning Director

Shirley Abraham
Director

Taane Mete
Wellness Trainer
Industry Guests

Anusha Duray
NITV

Gerben Cath
Founder
South Seas Film School

Hollie Fifer
Doc Society

Jan Rofekamp
Films Transit

Margot Francis
Editor

Sacha Handsaker
Documentary Tutor
South Seas Film School

Spencer Stone
Development & Series Producer
Greenstone TV

Tash Christie
Head of Factual & Executive Producer
Greenstone TV